Using video editing both inside the classroom and out has always intrigued me. Personally, I have edited videos in the past as a creative project for different classes and I have thoroughly enjoy the process of putting videos together.
In class this week we focused on learning how to video editing, audio editing, and screening recording with our guest speaker Rich McCue. We spliced videos together, used slow motion affects, and even worked with green screen technology. Although I have used some of these techniques in the past, it was nice to have a refresher. While the videos we edited in class had little to no educational benefit themselves, I do recognize how being able to use the technology can open doors for educators. Being able to create and edit our own videos means we can step away from strictly using other people’s content; we can make content that is customized to our current teachings as well as model it to reflect our specific classroom culture. Screen casting is an amazing tool for providing instructional videos to students who may be struggling with a certain subject or concept in school. In the past, educators have used screen casting tools to record themselves working through a math problem so that students could access solid examples which out of the school buildings.
Resources Provided:
Introduction to Video Editing:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bR53g0CTeOCjngJi7ogXGueyDphQD1e74vtPRB20KTg/edit
Introduction to Audio Editing:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mpza9fho6B-svwaQi8UHVeHHI-jczs1BjCy8iKVog4A/edit
Introduction to Screencasting:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aDl_GD4Sd-uFTZi1Ev9b-8Ul7CnXy_8EJh00ltU6zrw/edit
All of the above resources provide simply and easy to read step by step instructions. As someone who is not very technologically inclined I was very successful with each of the projects.
